to resemble; to look like; to be like; to be alike; to be similar; to take after
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
each (person); individually; one by one; one at a time; in turn
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to shed light; to cast light
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to cross one's mind; to occur to one
possession (by a spirit, demon, etc.); dependence (on)
to fill to capacity; to pack; to complete; to tessellate
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
lowering; sinking; depreciation; price fall; punch line (of a rakugo story); (arch.) sword strap
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
arousal; excitation; awakening; evocation
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
to suddenly understand (esp. on basis of experience or memory); to come to mind; to recall (in a flash); to be reminded of; to call to mind; to think of
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
(stare or glare with) scornful eyes; reproachful eyes; disgusted eyes
antiquity; the previous era
the Seven Wise Men (of Confucius's Analects); Seven Sages of the Bamboo Grove
spirit; psyche; god; deity; divinity
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
woman; female; feminine gender
gazing at (in wonderment)
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency